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Heartsome Ireland, winsome Ireland,
Charmer of the sun and sea,
Bright beguiler of old anguish,
How could Famine frown on thee?
As our Gulf-Stream, drawn to thee-ward,
Turns him from his northward flow,
And our wintry western headlands Send thee summer from their snow,
Thus the main and cordial current Of our love sets over sea, —Tender, comely, valiant Ireland,
Songful, soulful, sorrowful Ireland, — Streaming warm to comfort thee.
Written for the Art Autograph during the Irish Famine, 1880.
Sidney Lanier
Sidney Clopton Lanier[1] (February 3, 1842 – September 7, 1881) was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate States A
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